To a bunch of self-serving thugs who would not recognise editorial standards if they hit them on the head. Do not feed the crocodile. 2/2

...to the right, not the left. Michael Prescott, a former pol ed of the Murdoch-owned Sunday Times, is entitled to his views on BBC coverage. But they aren't the judgement of Solomon. If anyone shd apologise it shd be Trump (whose spokesman describes the BBC as 'fake news'), not the BBC itself. 3/3

great cultural institutions, shd not kowtow to the lunatic right in the US. Far from being a biased leftie, Davie is a former Tory council candidate in Hammersmith, appointed as the BBC's DG during Johnson's tenure as PM. Turness used to work for NBC. If anything, their 'systemic bias' is.. 2/3

Better at designing interiors (such as here, at Park Road flats) than creating public spaces IMHO.

herself, but to Starmer's govt. Even a Labour cllr or backbench MP would check, & double check, that they're paying the right stamp duty - and if in doubt overpay to be on the safe side. What were Rayner's SPADs doing? One of the most avoidable political resignations of the C21 so far. 2/2

mainstay of cheap interior design since the 90s. The cheap seating and white walls will v quickly look filthy and tatty. How can something that tries so self-consciously to be modern end up looking so dated, claustrophobic, and cheap? 3/3

'Minimalist interior design with curved ceilings... chosen in a nod to the station's barrel vaults... connects past and future', & 'breathes new life into the experience of the station'. But to me it just shrieks of value engineering. There are no vaults, only 'floating' backlit ceilings - a... 2/3

value engineering to me. The ceilings aren't vaults, but suspended bafflers - a mainstay of interior design since the 90s. The white walls and cheap seating will soon look filthy and tatty. How can something that tries so self-consciously to look modern end up looking so dated, and uninspiring? 2/2